JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Multi-Year Evaluation Harouna Ba and Lauren B. Goldenberg EDC Center for Children & Technology June 18, 2003.

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JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Multi-Year Evaluation Harouna Ba and Lauren B. Goldenberg EDC Center for Children & Technology June 18, 2003

Year 1: Exploratory Pilot: JASON impact on student learning JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation

Year 1 Findings Highlights  JMSC changes teaching practices »Increases collaboration among teachers »Supports an interdisciplinary approach to teaching »Increases teachers’ use of technology  Students »Keeps students engaged and interested in science »Helps students ask better science questions »Acquired scientific inquiry and analytical skills »Consistently scored above average and outperformed non-JASON students

Year 1 (cont.)  Contextual factors for this success »The JASON curriculum is flexible for different teaching situation »Dedicated and innovative teachers

Year 1: Exploratory Pilot: JASON impact on student learning Year 2: Teachers Teachers’ Use and Opinion of JASON JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation

Year 2 Findings Highlights  JASON teachers: »Are female and white (86.2%) »Have a lot of teaching experience (average of 15 years) »Have access to quality technologies (68%) »Serve a white student population with a range of academic placement levels and socioeconomic backgrounds »Assess their students using presentations, reports, or multiple-choice tests

Year 2 (cont.)  As JASON teachers, the JMSC meet most of their: »Teaching objectives »Assessment objectives »Student learning objectives: collaboration, problem-solving, research, assessment, and technology

Year 2 (cont.)  JMSC is flexible enough to accommodate the educational needs of a range of students: gifted, regular, at-risk, special ed., and homeschoolers  Examples: »Teachers have a lot flexibility to tinker with the curriculum in gifted classrooms »Teachers adapt the JMSC to at-risk students’ reading comprehension and writing needs

Year 1: Exploratory Pilot: JASON impact on student learning Year 2: Teachers Who are JASON-using teachers JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation Year 3 (current): Classrooms JASON in diverse classrooms Pilot: Achievement Data

Classroom Observations Administrator Interviews JASON XIV Student Activity Student Feedback YEAR 3 EVALUATION Site Visits Teacher Interviews PILOT PILOT State-level student achievement data SELECTED SITES JASON XIV Use Survey Student Interviews

Students & Scientists

Beyond interviews, observations…

Student Feedback 7th Grader

5th Grader, at risk

Middle schooler; special ed

5th Grader, at risk

Year 1: Exploratory Pilot: JASON impact on student learning Year 2: Teachers Who are JASON-using teachers JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum Evaluation Year 3 (current): Classrooms JASON in diverse classrooms + Pilot: Achievement Data Future Evaluation Plans

For more info: www2.edc.org/cct/jason.asp